Our top ten list of how to stay happily married for 25 years, and plan to stay that way another 50………….<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0Marry the right person.<\/strong> Sounds obvious, but we knew without a doubt that God intended us to be together.\u00a0 We had no doubts when we got married, and we have no doubts now that we married the right person.\u00a0 Real love doesn’t stop or quit.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0Put God first.<\/strong> We can’t imagine the highs and lows of marriage (and these are inevitable) without God as the reason for our existence, our finding each other, and our purpose here on earth.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0Be nice.<\/strong> This just says it all.\u00a0 Just be nice.\u00a0 Your husband\/wife is your partner for life, your best friend, your soulmate, and the love of your life.\u00a0 Treat him\/her better than you would treat the most important person on earth.<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0Don’t expect them to meet all your needs.<\/strong> Even though your spouse is all those things (or should be) in number 3, that doesn’t mean their sole purpose is to meet every one of your needs.\u00a0 Have your own friends, hobbies, interests, and activities.\u00a0 These are all good and it’s okay to pursue them.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0Accept each other for the person they are, just as you expect them to accept you.<\/strong> As you grow older, you change a bit and things that were endearing when you first dated, now seem to be utterly annoying.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 (It’s funny how that happens.)\u00a0 Talk about it, decide what’s worth worrying about together, and accept the rest.\u00a0 We were opposites when we married and those differences have balanced our relationship, so don’t upset that balance.\u00a0 Give each other room for growth.<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0Push the cart.<\/strong> My husband likes going to the grocery store, but hates pushing the cart.\u00a0 I hate going to the grocery store, the only part I like is pushing the cart.\u00a0 (See above, opposites attract!)\u00a0 So we go together, and I push the cart.\u00a0 Pick up the slack for each other, if there’s something you hate doing, ask for help, and vice versa.\u00a0 Compromise can be fun if you are willing to put forth the effort.<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0Laugh. <\/strong> Find the funny.\u00a0 With four kids, there is always funny.\u00a0 Find it.\u00a0 This is SO important.\u00a0 Do silly things to make each other laugh.<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0\u00a0Let them know that they are, and always will be, the only one. <\/strong>And remind them often.\u00a0 There is no room in a marriage for flirtations with the opposite sex, and we don’t feel that there is such a thing as “harmless flirtation.”\u00a0 Have only eyes for each other.\u00a0 This is really easy when you marry the right person.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n 9.\u00a0\u00a0Once in awhile, do something you hate just to make them happy.<\/strong> Yes, this includes the grocery store, but what sticks in my mind is dragging my husband to Broadway musicals.\u00a0 This is my favorite activity and he started out hating it.\u00a0 I remember seeing\u00a0Riverdance, <\/em>which neither of us was too thrilled about it, actually. \u00a0 We got home and when the kids asked “How was it?” my husband performed his very own little Irish dance recital in the kitchen -straight arms, rapid kicks, – the works!\u00a0 I laughed so hard (see #7) that I fell to the floor.\u00a0 The lesson?\u00a0 He did something he didn’t want to do to please me, made me laugh hysterically with his instant replay at home, and that is what I’ll always remember about that night, even though the show itself is a distant memory.\u00a0\u00a0 P.S.\u00a0 He actually likes most of the musicals now!<\/p>\n 10.\u00a0\u00a0Love each other out loud.<\/strong> Say “I love you.”\u00a0 Give compliments and mean them.\u00a0 Pull them up when they need it.\u00a0 Brag about them in public.\u00a0 Let them know, and remind them often, that they are the love of your life.\u00a0 Be grateful every day for each other!<\/p>\n **I am so grateful for all of the GREAT marriage advice offered to all of Bubbly’s upcoming brides** Keep the top ten lists coming<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our top ten list of how to stay happily married for 25 years, and plan to stay that way another 50…………. 1.\u00a0\u00a0Marry the right person. 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